North Carolina § 160A-308 - Regulation of dune buggies.
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§ 160A-308. Regulation of dune buggies.
A municipality may by ordinance regulate, restrict and prohibit the use of dune or beach buggies, jeeps, motorcycles, cars, trucks, or any other form of power-driven vehicle specified by the governing body of the municipality on the foreshore, beach strand and the barrier dune system. Violation of any ordinance adopted by the governing body of a municipality pursuant to this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor. Provided, a municipality shall not prohibit the use of such specified vehicles from the foreshore, beach strand and barrier dune system by commercial fishermen for commercial activities. Commercial fishermen, however, shall abide by all other regulations or restrictions duly enacted by municipalities under this section. History (1973, cc. 856, 1401; 1993, c. 539, s. 1086; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 68; c. 24, s. 14(c).) Local Modification. - Town of Wrightsville Beach: 1989, c. 611, s. 1, as amended by 2005-265, s. 1.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 160A-308 ("Regulation of dune buggies.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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